Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226862514
- ISBN
- 9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15€ 78.93
€ 95.15
€ 78.93
Paperback. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226862521
- ISBN
- 9780226862521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.74
€ 36.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482830
- ISBN
- 9780801482830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.46
€ 38.99
€ 35.46
Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051072
- ISBN
- 9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JPQB; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198085003
- ISBN
- 9780198085003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
Hardback. In this volume leading feminist theorists re--think the traditional concepts of political theory and expand the range of problems and concerns regarded as central to the analysis of political life. Editor(s): Shanley, Mary Lyndon; Narayan, Uma. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617961
- ISBN
- 9780745617961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Paperback. In this volume leading feminist theorists re--think the traditional concepts of political theory and expand the range of problems and concerns regarded as central to the analysis of political life. Editor(s): Shanley, Mary Lyndon; Narayan, Uma. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617978
- ISBN
- 9780745617978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 119. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816676378
- ISBN
- 9780816676378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. A history of the Irish in the United States. The aim of the book is to explore the areas in which the Irish have made a significant contribution to American culture. Num Pages: 520 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870236891
- ISBN
- 9780870236891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.76
€ 41.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. How many sexes are there? What is the relationship between sex and gender? Is gender a product of nature, or nurture, or both? In Beyond the Binary, Shannon Dea addresses these questions while introducing readers to evidence and theoretical perspectives from a range of cultures and disciplines, and from sources spanning three millennia. Num Pages: 190 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812837
- ISBN
- 9781554812837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WaterBrook Press
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307457981
- ISBN
- 9780307457981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6, 2 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478147
- ISBN
- 9780801478147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479889082
- ISBN
- 9781479889082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698516
- ISBN
- 9780816698516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.17
€ 13.17
Hardback. Using extensive evidence from archival documents from both the ecclesiastical court system and the records of city and royal government, as well as advice manuals, chronicles, moral tales, and liturgical texts, McSheffrey examines how marital and sexual relationships were woven into the fabric of late medieval London. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239386
- ISBN
- 9780812239386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.95
€ 76.95
Paperback. An anthropological examination of the globalized discourse of human rights and the local production of cultural identities and forms of resistance in indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757348
- ISBN
- 9780804757348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Examines contemporary categories of difference - sexuality, race, gender, class, and nationality - and how they operate within the politics of domination. Drawing on the work of Georges Bataille, Michel Foucault, and others, the author engages feminist theory, race theory, and queer theory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218308
- ISBN
- 9780253218308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98
paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231119573
- ISBN
- 9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.11
€ 43.99
€ 31.11
Hardback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813457
- ISBN
- 9780774813457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
paperback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFSG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813464
- ISBN
- 9780774813464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Backed by careful analysis of public opinion surveys, the authors show how, despite changing American politics, those issues that receive extended coverage in the national news become more important to viewers, while those that are ignored lose credibility. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226388588
- ISBN
- 9780226388588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Paperback. Features many of the major Supreme Court decisions on abortion - as well as many majority, dissenting, and plurality opinions. This book sets these cases in political, historical, and philosophical context, and gives the reader a sense of what the issues in the constitutional law of abortion are likely to be in the future. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co.
- Edition
- Third Edition,3
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209039
- ISBN
- 9780872209039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
The Book of Odds: From Lightning Strikes to Love at First Sight, the O...
Shapiro, Amram, Campbell, Louise Firth, Wrigh...
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JFH; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062060853
- ISBN
- 9780062060853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.02
€ 29.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. This volume examines class, gender and work in Tiruppur, South India, where export of knitted garments has been led by a networked fraternity of owners as hinging on their "toil". This book asks how these self-made men drew from their agrarian past to turn Gounder toil into capital. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 tables, 28 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748735
- ISBN
- 9780804748735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.96
€ 76.96